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Minneapolis Bomb Squad Called To Waite Park

11/16/2017 -
9:30 AM

An explosive device was discovered in Waite Park Wednesday afternoon.

A tweet from the Waite Park Police says “While the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department was serving papers at a home [Bel Clare Estates] in Waite Park, an explosive device was discovered. The Minneapolis Bomb Squad was called to assist and is now on scene.”

Discovery Community School in Waite Park was evacuated as a precautionary measure.

Police tweeted later that the explosive was detonated and the scene was safe.